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The Iraqi Republic under Abd al-Karim Qasim held an irredentist claim to Khuzestan. [98] It also held irredentist claims to Kuwait. [99] Saddam Hussein's government sought to annex several territories. In the Iran–Iraq War, Ba'athist Iraq claimed it had the right to hold sovereignty to the east bank of the Shatt al-Arab river held by Iran. [96]
A closely related explanation argues that national identities based primarily on ethnicity, culture, and history increase irredentist tendencies. Another approach is to explain irredentism as an attempt to increase power and wealth. In this regard, it is argued that irredentist claims are more likely if the neighboring territory is relatively rich.
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This is a list article, not a thesis. It is supposed to summarise irredentist claims/disputes very briefly. As it stands, there is too much information in this article, and the "list" element seems to have been totally removed recently. • I also preferred the system whereby irredentist claims/disputes were indicated by flags, rather than by maps.
The foreign policy and war aims of the Nazis have been the subject of debate among historians. The Nazis governed Germany between 1933 and 1945. There has been disagreement over whether Adolf Hitler aimed solely at European expansion and domination, or whether he planned for a long-term global empire.
Greater Netherlands (Dutch: Groot-Nederland, pronounced [ˌɣroːt ˈneːdərlɑnt]) is an irredentist concept which unites the Netherlands, Flanders, and sometimes Brussels. Additionally, a Greater Netherlands state may include the annexation of the French Westhoek , Suriname , formerly Dutch-speaking areas of Germany and France , or even the ...